diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c
index dc2cc823df2b..3ed3593bd8b6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/ref_tracking.c
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@
 	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
 	},
 	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
-	.errstr = "cannot write into socket",
+	.errstr = "cannot write into sock",
 	.result = REJECT,
 },
 {
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
 	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
 	},
 	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
-	.errstr = "invalid bpf_sock access off=0 size=8",
+	.errstr = "invalid sock access off=0 size=8",
 	.result = REJECT,
 },
 {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/sock.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/sock.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a01ea3bc1c54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/sock.c
@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+{
+	"skb->sk: no NULL check",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_1, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk)),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_1, 0),
+	BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_AND, BPF_REG_0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB,
+	.result = REJECT,
+	.errstr = "invalid mem access 'sock_common_or_null'",
+},
+{
+	"skb->sk: sk->family [non fullsock field]",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_1, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk)),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_1, 0, 2),
+	BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_1, offsetof(struct bpf_sock, family)),
+	BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_AND, BPF_REG_0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB,
+	.result = ACCEPT,
+},
+{
+	"skb->sk: sk->type [fullsock field]",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_1, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk)),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_1, 0, 2),
+	BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_1, offsetof(struct bpf_sock, type)),
+	BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_AND, BPF_REG_0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB,
+	.result = REJECT,
+	.errstr = "invalid sock_common access",
+},
+{
+	"bpf_sk_fullsock(skb->sk): no !skb->sk check",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_1, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk)),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_fullsock),
+	BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_AND, BPF_REG_0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB,
+	.result = REJECT,
+	.errstr = "type=sock_common_or_null expected=sock_common",
+},
+{
+	"sk_fullsock(skb->sk): no NULL check on ret",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_1, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk)),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_1, 0, 2),
+	BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_fullsock),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_0, offsetof(struct bpf_sock, type)),
+	BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_AND, BPF_REG_0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB,
+	.result = REJECT,
+	.errstr = "invalid mem access 'sock_or_null'",
+},
+{
+	"sk_fullsock(skb->sk): sk->type [fullsock field]",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_1, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk)),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_1, 0, 2),
+	BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_fullsock),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 2),
+	BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_0, offsetof(struct bpf_sock, type)),
+	BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_AND, BPF_REG_0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB,
+	.result = ACCEPT,
+},
+{
+	"sk_fullsock(skb->sk): sk->family [non fullsock field]",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_1, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk)),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_1, 0, 2),
+	BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_fullsock),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_0, offsetof(struct bpf_sock, family)),
+	BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_AND, BPF_REG_0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB,
+	.result = ACCEPT,
+},
+{
+	"bpf_tcp_sock(skb->sk): no !skb->sk check",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_1, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk)),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_tcp_sock),
+	BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_AND, BPF_REG_0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB,
+	.result = REJECT,
+	.errstr = "type=sock_common_or_null expected=sock_common",
+},
+{
+	"bpf_tcp_sock(skb->sk): no NULL check on ret",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_1, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk)),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_1, 0, 2),
+	BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_tcp_sock),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_0, offsetof(struct bpf_tcp_sock, snd_cwnd)),
+	BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_AND, BPF_REG_0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB,
+	.result = REJECT,
+	.errstr = "invalid mem access 'tcp_sock_or_null'",
+},
+{
+	"bpf_tcp_sock(skb->sk): sk->snd_cwnd",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_1, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk)),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_1, 0, 2),
+	BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_tcp_sock),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_0, offsetof(struct bpf_tcp_sock, snd_cwnd)),
+	BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_AND, BPF_REG_0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB,
+	.result = ACCEPT,
+},
+{
+	"bpf_tcp_sock(skb->sk): sk->bytes_acked",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_1, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk)),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_1, 0, 2),
+	BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_tcp_sock),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_0, offsetof(struct bpf_tcp_sock, bytes_acked)),
+	BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_AND, BPF_REG_0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB,
+	.result = ACCEPT,
+},
+{
+	"bpf_tcp_sock(bpf_sk_fullsock(skb->sk)): tp->snd_cwnd",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_1, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk)),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_1, 0, 2),
+	BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_fullsock),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_tcp_sock),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_0, offsetof(struct bpf_tcp_sock, snd_cwnd)),
+	BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_AND, BPF_REG_0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB,
+	.result = ACCEPT,
+},
+{
+	"bpf_sk_release(skb->sk)",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_1, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk)),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JEQ, BPF_REG_1, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
+	.result = REJECT,
+	.errstr = "type=sock_common expected=sock",
+},
+{
+	"bpf_sk_release(bpf_sk_fullsock(skb->sk))",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_1, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk)),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_1, 0, 2),
+	BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_fullsock),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
+	.result = REJECT,
+	.errstr = "reference has not been acquired before",
+},
+{
+	"bpf_sk_release(bpf_tcp_sock(skb->sk))",
+	.insns = {
+	BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_1, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk)),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_1, 0, 2),
+	BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_tcp_sock),
+	BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+	BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_sk_release),
+	BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 1),
+	BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+	},
+	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
+	.result = REJECT,
+	.errstr = "type=tcp_sock expected=sock",
+},
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/unpriv.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/unpriv.c
index dca58cf1a4ab..0013847993a8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/unpriv.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/unpriv.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
 	},
 	.result = REJECT,
 	//.errstr = "same insn cannot be used with different pointers",
-	.errstr = "cannot write into socket",
+	.errstr = "cannot write into sock",
 	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
 },
 {
